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13:12, 25-Mar-2018
Death toll rises to four as Malaysia concludes search in cabin of capsized dredger
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Rescuers on Sunday concluded the search and rescue work in the cabin of a dredger which capsized off the southern state of Johor in the Malacca Strait on Wednesday morning.
Four crew members were confirmed dead on Sunday with all of them verified to be from China, according to the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia.
However, two of the dead still need to be identified via DNA comparison.
Seven of the nine missing crew members are Chinese, confirmed the embassy. A total of five Chinese crew members have been rescued so far.
There were a total of 18 people onboard the ship, including 16 from China, one from Malaysia and another individual from Indonesia.